The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-21
ODE KING" vOoDOOIST.
A Remarkable Colored Humbug Lock
ed UP at the Armory.
From, the Chicago Tribune.


From, the Chicago Tribune.
"Doc. Forsythe, the professional ''Voodoo-
ist," who is under arrest at the armory,
charged with obtaining money by false
pretenses, was arraigned for hearing yes
terday, but Officers Smith and Green net
being ready with witnesses the case was
continued to the 18th in bonds of 5000. DOC
was returned to his cell smiling and happy,
for he does not think it possible that wit
ness can be got who will swear against him.
The eyes of the voodooist are the secret OF
his success among his race in this city.
While not large they are bright almost 10
brilliancy and jet black He always looks
intently at the person addressed and his
eyes seem to dilate and draw one to nm
with their magnetism. He tries his wltchery
on every one, white or black, and even at
tempted to focus his honor while standing
in the prison dock A pair of heavy specta-
cles, however, thwarted him. He is a ready
and willing talker and takes great delight in
detailing in his broad dialect the ease with
which he hoodwinks "de stupertishus mig
gah.
80, ppshaw, honey hits all foolshness, sad
he, "but hit fotches de dimes and quawtats
mighty fas sometimes, / tell YOU" he re-
marked, as he rolled huge quid of tobacco
about his capacious jaws and established
himself more comfortably ON his hard bench
behind the bars.
when cum to dis town to tend my step
son, Dave Murphy, bout mont ago fine
dat de boy is in de hands of a common VOC
doc named Hersy who live in Hyde Pawk.
De boy wuz sick an a-groaning fit ter kill:
His belly wuz kivered wifi onions chopped
fine. Well, sab, jes' sot back and latf at de
Doc He axed me den what wuz laffen at,
an say 'sech a common doins.' Wld dat
/ up an looked hard an serus-like at dc Doc,
an KEEP a-comin' closer'n closer to him.
Suddenly pass my ham over him, an groan
dat | feel Ole Nahum comm to me- All
dis time de Doc shiverin' powfull, an wants
to boiler, but dassent. KEEP serrls. Wen
tech him wild my ham he yelp an run
frum de house like dawg."
Here Doc" who styles himself the 'klng
of Kings broke out into roar which
shook the bars on the grated doors.
Continuing, he said that he scraped the
onions of his stepson ana cured him lii I'VE
minutes, s. cause de boy only imagine dat
he sick frum love. But de bes' ting" he
added, ode bes' ting is de way has made Gle
udder hoodoos step aroun' sence l cum to
town. Then, taking out notebook, greasy
and scrubbed, he continued: "Afoh cum
Doc William Allen was de King. he keeps
hoodoo shop at No 1919 State street. Den
dere wuz Miss Julia Glass at No 1872 State
street, seventh daughter of seventh dau-
ghter; ole one-legged Mingo, who always
wears plug hat and carries SO many hank
sheets wifi him to wrap up de hog bladdahs
witch he uses; Miss Pet Williams, No. 412
Clawk street: and Miss Retter, on Third
avenue. Where is dey now Done pawshally
closed up. got de business. When pro
duces my hyarbs, de Conka conquer root,
Big John de Conka, Thorny Thistle, and
Bosia Genital, de champion of de wurl, 1t
scares 'em away; I'm too strong fur EN-,
dey say, and dey leaves"